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2006 Voters Guide Election Season 2006 The Catholic Sun ◆ Page 1 2006 Voters Guide Arizona Catholic Conference Diocese of Gallup ◆ Diocese of Phoenix ◆ Diocese of Tucson he Arizona Catholic Conference (ACC) is the public policy arm Tof the Diocese of Phoenix, the Diocese of Tucson, and the Diocese of Gallup. We have produced this 2006 ACC Voters Guide as an important educational tool to provide unbiased information on the upcoming elections. Pursuant to Internal Revenue Service requirements legislative district. Each legislative district includes for churches and nonprofit organizations, this doc- one State Senator and two State Representatives. ument does not endorse candidates or indicate our To find the legislative district you live in, please visit support or opposition to the questions. The Voters www.azcatholicconference.org. Guide, however, is an excellent source of informa- While the 2006 Voters Guide will reach hundreds tion on the candidates’ positions on current issues. of thousands of people, you are encouraged to Included in this guide are races covering the U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Arizona Governor, reproduce this material and distribute it in your Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, churches. Please take time to review this guide and Corporation Commission, State Senate and State remember to visit www.azcatholicconference.org to House. It is important to remember that members sign up for legislative alerts and to keep up on the of the State Senate and State House are elected by latest information. This 2006 Voters Guide was produced by the Arizona Catholic Conference and The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix. www.azcatholicconference.org Page 2 ◆ The Catholic Sun votersguide Election Season 2006 n June, candidates running I for office were presented with a series of 12 statements and Arizona Catholic Conference 2006 Voters Guide asked to identify whether or not they Supported or Opposed them. U.S. Senate Some candidates chose not to NAME PARTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 answer the survey while others Jim Pederson D Candidate did not answer survey took time to elaborate on their Richard Mack* L S S O - O O* S S O O S S answers (*). Jon Kyl* R S S O * S S S * O O S S ANSWER KEY U.S. House of Representatives S = Supports O = Opposes DIST. NAME PARTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 — = No answer 1 Ellen Simon D Candidate did not answer survey * = Elaborated on answer 1 David Schlosser* L S* O* O* O* S* O* O* S* O* O* O* S* *** = Winner not determined at 1 Rick Renzi R S S O O O S S S O O S S time of printing 2 John Thrasher D Candidate did not answer survey For the most current candidate 2 Powell Gammill* L * * * * * * * * * * * * information available, visit 2 Trent Franks* R S S O O S S S S * O S S www.azcatholicconference.org. 3 Herb Paine*** D Candidate did not answer survey PARTY KEY 3 Don Chilton*** D Candidate did not answer survey D = Democrat 3 Mark Yannone L S O S S O O O O O O S S 3 John Shadegg R S S O O S S S O O O S S R = Republican I = Independent 4 Ed Pastor D Candidate did not answer survey L = Libertarian 4 Ronald Harders L Candidate did not answer survey 4 Don Karg* R S O O O S * S S* O O S S 1. Allowing parents to use tax credits, vouchers, or education 5 Harry Mitchell D Candidate did not answer survey savings accounts to enable 5 Warren Severin* L S O* O O O O O S* O O S O children to attend any public, 5 J. D. Hayworth* R S S O * S S S O S O S S private, or home school. 2. Prohibiting all forms of human 6 Jason Blair L Candidate did not answer survey cloning. 6 Jeff Flake R Candidate did not answer survey 3. Legalizing physician-assisted suicide. 7 Raul M. Grijalva D O S S O O O O S O S O S 4. Excluding newborn children 7 Joe Cobb* L S S S S O O O S O O S S conceived while their mothers 7 Ron Drake R S S O S S S S O O S S S were receiving welfare from the calculation of the family’s wel- 8 Gabrielle Giffords D Candidate did not answer survey fare cash grant. 8 David F. Nolan L S O S S - O O S O O S S 5. Prohibiting state and local 8 Randy Graf R S S O S S S S S O O S S government agencies, includ- 8 Jay Quick I Candidate did not answer survey ing police departments, from accepting matricula consular cards as a form of identification. 6. Amending the United States Governor Constitution to define marriage NAME PARTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 as the union of one man and one woman. Janet Napolitano D Candidate did not answer survey Barry J. “Hess, II*” L S* S* O* * * * S* S* O* O* S* * 7. Requiring informed consent for Len Munsil R S S O O S S S S O O S S abortion to inform a woman con- sidering an abortion about the medical and psychological risks, Secretary of State fetal development, and abortion NAME PARTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 alternatives, and to include a 24-hour period for the woman to Israel Torres D Candidate did not answer survey review the information. Ernest Hancock L Candidate did not answer survey 8. Establishing and maintaining Jan Brewer R S S O O S S S O S O S S a statewide public defender’s office to provide adequate legal Attorney General representation to those facing the death penalty. NAME PARTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 9. Making the presence of undoc- Terry Goddard D Candidate did not answer survey umented immigrants in Arizona Bill Montgomery R S S O O S S S S O O S S a felony. 10. Mandating healthcare provid- ers to facilitate the distribution Treasurer of “emergency contraception” NAME PARTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 (i.e., morning after pills). Rano Singh D Candidate did not answer survey 11. Exempting nonprofit religious Dean Martin* R S S O O S* S S O S O S S organizations from any con- traceptive mandates that may violate the tenets of their faith. Corporation Commission 12. Simplifying the existing tax NAME PARTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 credit for donations made to nonprofit charitable organiza- Richard Boyer D Candidate did not answer survey tions serving the working poor Mark Manoil D Candidate did not answer survey so that people who do not Rick Fowlkes L S O S S O O O O O O S S itemize their taxes are eligible Kris Mayes R Candidate did not answer survey to participate. Gary Pierce R S S O O S S S S - O S S Election Season 2006 votersguide The Catholic Sun ◆ Page 3 State Senate n June, candidates running I for office were presented with DIS T. NAME PARTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 a series of 12 statements and 1 Jo Kelleher D Candidate did not answer survey asked to identify whether or not 1 Terry Dunn L Candidate did not answer survey they Supported or Opposed 1 Tom O’Halleran* R O S O O O S S* S O O S S them. 2 Albert Hale D Candidate did not answer survey Some candidates chose not to 2 Royce Jenkins R Candidate did not answer survey 2 Mark Haughwout* I S* S O * S S* S O O O S S* answer the survey while others took time to elaborate on their 3 Noah Harris D Candidate did not answer survey answers (*). 3 Ron Gould R Candidate did not answer survey 4 Ed Gogek D Candidate did not answer survey ANSWER KEY 4 Jack Harper R S S O - S S S - S O S - S = Supports 5 Phil Cobb* D * O O O S O S S O S S S 5 Jake Flake R S S O O S S S S O O S S O = Opposes 6 Jim Larson D Candidate did not answer survey — = No answer 6 Pamela Gorman R S S O S S S S - S O S S * = Elaborated on answer 7 Lisa Black D Candidate did not answer survey *** = Winner not determined at 7 Jim Waring R Candidate did not answer survey time of printing 8 Dan Oseran D Candidate did not answer survey 8 Carolyn S. Allen R Candidate did not answer survey For the most current candidate 9 Steve Poe D Candidate did not answer survey information available, visit 9 Robert Burns R S S O S - S S - S O S S www.azcatholicconference.org. 10 Martin James D * S O O * * S S O O S S* Monroe* 10 Linda Gray R S S O S - S S S S O S S PARTY KEY 11 Ann Wallack D Candidate did not answer survey D = Democrat 11 Barbara Leff R S S O O S S S S S O S S R = Republican 12 Robert Blendu R S S O S S S S O S O S S I = Independent 13 Richard Miranda D Candidate did not answer survey L = Libertarian 14 Debbie D Candidate did not answer survey McCune-Davis 1.
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